" When the brow of the warrior lies shrouded in gloom. And the sage has gone down to the depths of the tomb, And the tongue of the poet is silent and cold, And the statesman has pass'd ' like a tale that is told,' Yet their deeds the proud record of memory saves, . And the radiance of glory shines bright on their graves! The meed of the mighty is blazon'd on high, It is not the doom of the famous to die".

Napoleon, the late mighty and puissant hot fallen emperor of the French nation, whose wishes were the mandate and laws of half the world (England excepted) being in secret a profound believer in the Sidereal science; and even in public " an observer of times and seasons", it is said, was particularly anxious to obtain the exact moment of his beloved son's nativity. Consequently, the student will presume upon the authenticity of the horoscope, which the following celestial arcs will prove, as they are calculated with all possible correctness.

The in Astrology is known to every student to be a particular significator of the father, and being in this horoscope so highly afflicted, both by the zodiacal of , and the mundane sesquiquadrate of , is an astonishing instance of Astral agency, and proves how far the influence of the heavenly bodies extends over all sublunary affairs; which may be seen in every case, where the correct time of birth can be obtained.

At first sight it may be presumed, that as the native is born with near the cusp of the mid-heaven, he is fated to honors of an extensive nature. - This is however by no means the case, for is highly vitiated by a semiquartile aspect of , and the ; and a of ; while is in to , from bicorporeal signs, which increases the mischief. Hence, we cannot hesitate to predict, that had the native been even the lawful heir to the throne of France, he would never have inherited it; for although he certainly possesses a great share of acuteness, and is even born (from the of the to , and the of and ) with strong military propensities, yet he is not destined to act any conspicuous part in the great mundane drama of Europe; and the being so highly vitiated, with angular, implies but few opportunities of obtaining glory or honor. The of and undoubtedly assists powerfully in warding off personal dangers; but in no respect is the nativity illustrious. - The Bourbon government, therefore, have no cause to fear any insurrection in his favour; were there any such, it would but involve the leaders thereof in a host of difficulties. Indeed, it was quite easy to see from the moment of his birth, that a most extraordinary downfal awaited his family. In private life, the native will be much esteemed, as he undoubtedly is a youth of considerable talent and genius; yet liable to rashness, and extremely propense to anger, (which arises from the of and ). The configurations in his horoscope, when near eighteen years old, may be expected to give the death of a near relation, with indisposition or accidents to himself. - Also, in his twenty-first year, the ascendant to the opposition of Saturn, denotes an accident probably by a fall from a horse, or by fire-arms; and likewise ill health, with mortality among his relations. - But if he survives these, the remaining directions are far more prosperous; as far as his happiness and comfort in private life are concerned. - The M. C. to the of in the twenty-ninth year of his life, is one of the best configurations he could possibly have, and will doubtless produce very beneficial effects.